Packing form

ABSTRACT

A continuous business form assembly provides for computer generated packing slips in adhesive-backed packing envelopes with accompanying packing slip records. A narrow back web with adhesive provides packing slip envelope back panels. A superimposed wide insert web has a non-marginal registry strip inward of a marginal strip, transverse die cuts, and provides product packing slips between snap out perforation lines. A superimposed, narrow front web has a superimposed registry strip, snap perforation lines, and provides packing slip envelope front panels. A narrow adhesive protective web underlies the packing slip envelope back panels, and a wide record web is superimposed on the front web. If desired, feed strips of removed units of the assembly may be left in printer tractors to feed the remainder of the assembly.

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a continuous business form assembly, and moreparticularly, to such an assembly providing for computer-generatedproduct packing slips in adhesive-backed packing envelopes withaccompanying packing slip records.

The term "longitudinal," when used to describe edges, rows or lines,means the edges, rows or lines extend in a longitudinal direction. Theterm "transverse," when used to describe edges, rows, lines or die cuts,means the edges, rows, lines or die cuts extend in a transversedirection. The term "superimposed on," when used to describe thephysical relationships of edges, rows, or lines, means certain of theedges, rows or lines are physically directly above the other of theedges, rows or lines. The term "superimposed over," when used todescribe the relationships of webs, sheets, panels or slips, meanscertain of the webs, sheets, panels or slips are physically directlyabove other of the webs, sheets, panels or slips, without regard towhether the edges, lines or die cuts which define the peripheries of thecertain webs, sheets, panels, or slips are superimposed on the edges,lines or die cuts which define the peripheries of the other webs,sheets, panels, or slips. The term "marginal," when used to describe theedges, rows or lines of the web or sheet, means the edges, rows or linesare along the longitudinal edges, or margins, of the web or sheet,without regard to whether they are along a margin of the form assembly.

Continuous business form assemblies have been constructed and patentedin the past, known as Speediweb™ forms, which include a limited numberof sheet thicknesses in the margins. Other forms have been disclosedwhich include die cuts, and still others which include non-marginal feedstrips for collating narrow width webs with wider webs.

An object of this invention is to provide a continuous business formassembly providing for computer-generated product packing slips inpacking envelopes.

Another object is to provide such form assemblies with a limited numberof sheet thicknesses in the margins.

Yet another object is to provide such form assemblies with the packingslips being readily removable from the envelopes.

A further object is to provide such form assemblies with adhesive-backedpacking envelopes.

A still further object is to provide such form assemblies adapted forstacking of the packing envelopes without tenting.

In a principal aspect, the present invention is an improved, continuousbusiness form assembly providing product packing slips inadhesive-backed envelopes, and corresponding records of the packingslips, adapted to be fed through automatic printing means forsimultaneous printing of the packing slips of the envelopes, and thecorresponding records. The assembly comprises three longitudinallycontinuous webs, i.e., a back web, an insert web and a front web.

The back web has opposed marginal edges, a transverse width, a marginalrow of registry holes along a first of the marginal edges, a front, andlongitudinally spaced, transverse lines of perforations extendingbetween the marginal edges. The back web forms product packing slipenvelope pack panels.

The insert web is superimposed over the back web, and has opposedmarginal edges outward of the back web marginal edges, a transversewidth substantially greater than the back web within, and marginal feedstrips along the insert web marginal edges. The marginal feed stripsinclude marginal rows of feed holes along the insert web marginal edgesand marginal lines of perforations transversely inward of the insert webmarginal feed holes. The insert web further has a non-marginal registrystrip transversely inward of a first of the insert web marginal feedstrips including a non-marginal row of registry holes superimposed onthe back web registry holes, and a longitudinal, first non-marginal lineof perforations transversely inward of the insert web non-marginalregistry holes and one of the back web marginal edges. A longitudinal,second non-marginal line of perforations is located transversely inwardof the first non-marginal perforations. A longitudinal, thirdnon-marginal line of perforations is located transversely inward of thesecond of the back web marginal edges. Longitudinally spaced, transversedie cuts extend between the first insert web marginal perforations andthe third non-marginal perforations. The die cuts are superimposed overportions of the back web transverse perforations. Longitudinally spaced,transverse lines of perforations between the insert web marginal edgesand the die cuts are superimposed on portions of the back web transverseperforations. The insert web still further has a face and a back. Itforms product packing slips between the insert web second and thirdnon-marginal perforations and the die cuts, with the slips superimposedover the back web packing slip envelope back panels.

A first set of longitudinal lines of adhesive joins the insert web backto the back web face. One such adhesive line is transversely inward ofthe third non-marginal perforations. Another such adhesive line isbetween the first marginal perforations and the first non-marginalperforations.

The front web is superimposed over the insert web, and has opposedmarginal edges, a transverse width substantially equal to the first webwidth, and a marginal row of feed holes along one of the front webmarginal edges superimposed on the insert web non-marginal feed holesand the back web feed holes. A marginal line of perforations is locatedtransversely inward of the front web feed holes and transversely outwardof the first non-marginal perforations. A longitudinally extending,non-marginal line of perforations is located transversely inward of thefront web marginal perforations and superimposed on the secondnon-marginal perforations of the insert web. The front web further has aface, a back, and longitudinally spaced, transverse lines ofperforations superimposed on the back web and insert web transverseperforations. The front web forms product packing slip envelope frontpanels superimposed over the insert web packing slips and the back webpacking slip back panels.

A second set of longitudinal and longitudinally spaced, transverse linesof adhesive joins the front web back to the insert and back web faces.One such longitudinal line is transversely outward of the insert webfirst non-marginal perforations. Another of such longitudinal adhesivelines is transversely between the insert web first and secondnon-marginal perforations. A third such longitudinal adhesive line istransversely between the insert web third non-marginal perforations andthe adjacent edge of the front web. The transverse adhesive lines arelongitudinally adjacent in both longitudinal directions the transverseperforations of the back and front webs in the area of the die cuts.

Further objects, features and advantages of the invention are providedin the detailed description which follows.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is a cut-away view of one form of the preferred form assembly;

FIGS. 2 and 3 are views together showing the preferred form assemblyduring assembly thereof;

FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic section view of the preferred form assemblytaken along line 4--4 of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 5 is a cut-away view similar to FIG. 1, of a second preferred formassembly.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring first to FIGS. 2 and 3, a preferred, continuous business formassembly 10 includes a first web 12 shown in FIG. 3, a second web 14shown in FIG. 3, a third web 16 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a fourth web 18shown in FIG. 2 and a fifth web 20 shown in FIG. 2. The webs 12, 14, 16,18 and 20 are superimposed in numbered order over each other, and eachincludes a series of longitudinally spaced, transverse lines ofperforations 24 superimposed on the other transverse perforations 24 ofthe other webs. Thus, form assembly 10 defines series of identical formunits, such as form unit 21 in FIG. 1.

Referring now to FIG. 1-3, the first web 12 forms first sheets 26, thesecond web 14 forms second sheets 28, the third web 16 forms thirdsheets 30, the fourth web 18 forms fourth sheets 32, and the fifth web20 forms fifth sheets 34. The sheets 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 are rectangular.Sheets 30 and 34 are of the same size, and sheets 26, 28, 32 are ofsubstantially the same size.

The first web 12 is an adhesive protective web with sheets 26 formed ofa release, adhesive protective material. The second web 14 is a backweb, with sheets 28 being product packing slip envelope back panels. Thethird web 16 is an insert web, with sheets 30 including product packingslips. The fourth web 18 is a front web. Sheets 32 are product packingslip envelop front panels. Finally, the fifth web 20 is a record web,with sheets 34 forming one or more records of the packing slips. Asshown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the backs of the sheets 30, 32, 34 have areas36, 38, 40, respectively, of carbonized copy coatings as desired, forsimultaneous, computerized or manual imprinting of the records, packingslips and envelope back panels.

The first web 12 is continuous in the longitudinal direction, and hasopposed, longitudinal, marginal edges 42, 44. A longitudinal row ofregistry holes 46 is along the first marginal edge 42. The adhesiverelease material costs the face 48 of the web 12. A longitudinal cutline 49 is at the center of the sheets 26.

The second web 14 is also longitudinally continuous, and is superimposedover the first web 12. The second web 14 has opposed, longitudinal,marginal edges 50, 52 superimposed, respectively, on the first webmarginal edges 42, 44. The transverse widths of the two webs 12, 14 aresubstantially equal. A longitudinal row of registry holes 54 is alongthe first marginal edge 50 of the second web 14 superimposed on thefirst web registry holes 46. An adhesive material coats the back 56 ofthe second web 14. The back 56 is superimposed on the face 48 of thefirst web 12. The adhesive release material protects the adhesive on theback 56.

The third web 16 is also longitudinally continuous, and is superimposedover the second web 14. The third web 16 has opposed, marginal edges 58,60 outward of the first and second web marginal edges 42, 44, 50, 52.The transverse width of the third web 16 is substantially greater thanthe width of the first and second webs 12, 14. Longitudinal, marginal,removable, feed strips 62, 64 are along the third web marginal edges 58,60. The strips 62, 64 include, respectively, longitudinal, marginal rowsof feed holes 66, 68 along the third web marginal edges 58, 60. Thestrips 62, 64 also include, respectively, longitudinal, marginal linesof perforations 70, 72 transversely inward of the third web marginalfeed holes 66, 68.

A longitudinal, non-marginal, registry strip 74 is located transverselyinward of the first, third web marginal feed strip 62. The strip 74includes a longitudinal, non-marginal, row of registry holes 76superimposed on the first and second web registry holes 46, 54. Thestrip 74 further includes a longitudinal, first non-marginal line ofperforations 78 transversely inward of the third web non-marginalregistry holes 76. A longitudinal, second non-marginal line ofperforations 80 is transversely inward of the first non-marginalperforations 78. A longitudinal, third non-marginal line of perforations82 is transversely outward of the second, second web marginal edge 52. Alongitudinal, fourth non-marginal line of perforations 83 istransversely inward of the edge 52.

Longitudinally spaced, transverse die cuts 84 extend transverselybetween and slightly outward beyond the third web marginal perforations70 and the third web, third non-marginal perforations 82. The die cuts84 are superimposed over portions of the first and second web transverseperforations 24. The transverse lines of perforations 24 of the thirdweb 16 extend between the third web marginal edges 58, 60 and the diecuts 84. The third web 16 forms the product packing slips between thesecond and fourth non-marginal perforations 80, 83 and the die cuts 84.The slips are superimposed over the second web packing slip envelopeback panels.

A first set of longitudinal lines of adhesive join the third web back 86to the second web face 88. A first such adhesive line 90 is between thethird and fourth non-marginal perforations 82, 83. A second suchadhesive line 92 is between the first marginal perforations 70 and thefirst non-marginal perforations 78.

The longitudinally continuous fourth web 18 is superimposed over thethird web 16. The web 18 has transversely separated, marginal edges 94,96, and a transverse width substantially equal to the first web width. Alongitudinal row of registry holes 98 is along the first, fourth webmarginal edge 94 and superimposed on the non-marginal registry holes 76of the third web and the first and second web registry holes 46, 54. Alongitudinal, marginal line of perforations 100 is transversely inwardof the fourth web registry holes 98 and superimposed on the firstnon-marginal perforations 78 of the third web 16. A longitudinallyextending, non-marginal line of perforations 102 is transversely inwardof the fourth web marginal perforations 100 and of the secondnon-marginal perforations 80 of the third web 16. The fourth web 18forms product packing slip envelope front panels superimposed over thethird web packing slips and the second web packing slip back panels.

A second set of longitudinal and longitudinally spaced, transverse linesof adhesive joins the fourth web back 104 to the second and third webfaces 88, 106. A first such longitudinal line 108 is transverselyoutward of the first non-marginal perforations 78 of the third web 16. Asecond such longitudinal adhesive line 110 is transversely between thefirst and second non-marginal perforations 78, 80 of the third web 16. Athird such longitudinal adhesive line 109 is transversely between thethird and fourth non-marginal perforations 82, 83 of the third web 16and transversely inward of the adjacent edge 52 of the fourth web 18. Aseries of transverse adhesive lines 112, 114 are longitudinally adjacentin both longitudinal directions the transverse perforations 24 of thesecond and fourth webs 14, 18 in the area of the die cuts 84.

The fifth web 20 is longitudinally continuous and superimposed over thefourth web 18. It has transversely separated, longitudinal, marginaledges 116, 118, and a transverse width substantially equal to the thirdweb width. Longitudinal, marginal, removable, feed strips 120, 122 arealong the fifth web marginal edges 116, 118, respectively. The strips120, 122 include longitudinal, marginal rows of feed holes 124, 126,respectively, superimposed on the third web marginal feed holes 66, 68,and longitudinal, marginal lines of perforations 128, 130 transverselyinward of the fifth web feed holes 124, 126. The first of the fifth webmarginal lines of perforation 128, 130 is superimposed on the first ofthe third web marginal perforations 66, 68. A longitudinal, non-marginalregistry strip 132 is transversely inward of the fifth web firstmarginal perforations 128. The strip 132 includes a longitudinal,non-marginal row of registry holes 134 superimposed on the fourth webnon-marginal registry holes 98, and a longitudinal, first non-marginalline of perforations 136 transversely inward of the fifth webnon-marginal registry holes 134, and superimposed on the firstnon-marginal perforations 100 of the fourth web 18. A secondnon-marginal line of perforations 137 is superimposed on the fourthnon-marginal line of perforations 83 of the third web 16. The fifth web20 forms record panels 138, 140 of the packing slips of the third web16. The panels 138 are superimposed over the fourth web packing slipfront panels, the third web packing slips and the second web packingslip back panels.

A third set of longitudinal lines of adhesive join the back 143 of thefifth web 20 to the face 106 of the third web 16. Two such adhesivelines 142, 144 are in the area of the marginal feed holes 66, 68 of thethird web 16. The preferred assembly 10 is used by imprinting andremoval of form units 21 from a printer, in series or singly. Ifdesired, feed strips 62, 64, 120, 122 of a form unit 21 may be left inthe tractors of the printer, to feed the remainder of the assembly 10.If not, they may be removed.

Referring to FIG. 1, the record panels 138, 140 are removed, and filedor otherwise used as desired. The strip of the third web betweenperforation lines 72, 82 may also be removed.

The remainder of the form unit 21 is a filled, packing slip envelopeassembly. This assembly is used by removal of sheet 26 to expose theadhesive on the back 56 of the assembly, and placement of the assemblyon a product.

Upon arrival of the product at its destination, the envelope assembly isopened and the product packing slip removed. The strip 145 of the fourthsheet 32, which is between the perforation lines 100, 102 may be tornfrom the assembly. Because of adhesive line 110, removal of the strip145 causes removal of the underlying strip 147, and perforation of theperforation lines 78, 80.

To facilitate removal of the strips 145, 147, the first and second webs12, 14 may include punches 149 along the transverse perforation lines 24inward of the registry line 54, such that in the assembly 10, thepunches 149 underlie the strips 145, 147. The punching facilitatesgrasping of the strips 145, 147.

With the edge portion of the strips 145, 147 removed, packing slipbetween the perforation lines 102, 80 is exposed to view. This edge maybe grasped and the packing slip snapped free along perforation line 83.

The second preferred form assembly provides form units 150 as in FIG. 5.First, second, third, fourth and fifth sheets 152, 154, 156, 158, 160are formed of first through fifth webs (not shown). The first and secondsheets 152, 154 of the unit 150 are identical, respectively, to thefirst and second sheets 26, 28 of the unit 20, with the exception of theabsence of the punches 149 and the presence of a longitudinal cut line162 transversely inward of the feed holes 54. Adhesive line 92 isexcluded. The third sheet 156 varies from the third sheet 30 to excludeelements 78, 80, 82, 108, 110, 147 and include a second non-marginalline of registry holes 164. Adhesive lines 108, 112 are excluded. Themarginal edge 94 of the fourth sheet 158 terminates where perforationline 100 exists on fourth sheet 32, and the edge 96 extends across thefeed holes 164. The fourth sheet 158 includes registry holes 168superimposed on registry holes 164, and marginal perforation line 169superimposed on perforation line 72. An adhesive line 166 between theregistry hole lines 164, 168 and the perforation lines 72, 169 joins thesheets 156, 158. The fifth sheet 160 excludes elements 132, 134, 136,140. An adhesive line 170 is superimposed on the adhesive line 109 andjoins the sheets 158, 160.

The unit 150 is used like the unit 21. Notably, the strips 145, 147 andpunches 149 are absent. With the sheet 160 removed, the portion of thesheet 156 between the edges 94 of the sheet 158 and the perforation line70 of the sheet 156 is exposed to view and not attached to sheet 158 orsheet 154. Thus, the envelope assembly of the unit 150 thus forms anopen, not closed, envelope.

The preferred embodiments of the invention are now described. Toparticularly point out and distintly claim the subject matter regardedas invention, the following claims conclude this specification.

What is claimed is:
 1. An improved, continuous business form assemblyproviding product packing slips in adhesive-backed envelopes, andcorresponding records of the packing slips, adapted to be fed throughautomatic printing means for simultaneous printing of the packing slipsof the envelopes, and the corresponding records, comprising:alongitudinally continuous back web having opposed marginal edges, atransverse width, a marginal row of registry holes along a first of themarginal edges, a front, and longitudinally spaced, transverse lines ofperforations extending between the marginal edges, the web formingproduct packing slip envelope back panels; a longitudinally continuousinsert web superimposed over the back web, having opposed marginal edgesoutward of the back web marginal edges, a transverse width substantiallygreater than the back web width, marginal feed strips along the insertweb marginal edges including marginal rows of feed holes along theinsert web marginal edges and marginal lines of perforationstransversely inward of the insert web marginal feed holes, anon-marginal registry strip transversely inward of a first of the insertweb marginal feed strips including a non-marginal row of registry holessuperimposed on the back web registry holes, and a longitudinal, firstnon-marginal line of perforations transversely inward of the insert webnon-marginal registry holes and one of the back web marginal edges, alongitudinal, second non-marginal line of perforations transverselyinward of the first non-marginal perforations, a longitudinal, thirdnon-marginal line of perforations transversely outward of the second ofthe back web marginal edges, a longitudinal, fourth non-marginal line ofperforations transversely inward of the second, back web marginal edge,longitudinally spaced, transverse die cuts extending between the firstinsert web marginal perforations and the third non-marginalperforations, and superimposed over portions of the back web transverseperforations, longitudinally spaced, transverse lines of perforationsbetween the insert web marginal edges and the die cuts superimposed onportions of the back web transverse perforations, a face and a back, theinsert web forming product packing slips between the insert web secondand third non-marginal perforations and the die cuts, the slipssuperimposed over the back web packing slip envelope back panels; afirst set of longitudinal lines of adhesive joining the insert web backto the back web face, one such adhesive line being transversely inwardof the third non-marginal perforations and another such adhesive linebeing between the first marginal perforations and the first non-marginalperforations; a longitudinally continuous front web superimposed overthe insert web, having opposed marginal edges, a transverse widthsubstantially equal to the back web width, a marginal row of registryholes along one of the front web marginal edges, superimposed on theinsert web non-marginal registry holes and the back web registry holes,a marginal line of perforations transversely inward of the front webregistry holes and transversely outward of the first non-marginalperforations, a longitudinally extending, non-marginal line ofperforations transversely inward of the front web marginal perforationsand transversely inward of the second non-marginal perforations of theinsert web, a face, a back, longitudinally spaced, transverse lines ofperforations superimposed on the back web and insert web transverseperforations, the front web forming product packing slip envelope frontpanels superimposed over the insert web packing slips and the back webpacking slip back panels; and a second set of longitudinal andlongitudinally spaced, transverse lines of adhesive joining the frontweb back to the insert and back web faces, one such longitudinal linebeing transversely outward of the insert web first non-marginalperforations, another of such longitudinal adhesive lines beingtransversely between the insert web first and second non-marginalperforations and a third such longitudinal adhesive line beingtransversely between the insert web third and fourth non-marginalperforations, the transverse adhesive lines being longitudinallyadjacent in both longitudinal directions the transverse perforations ofthe back and front webs in the area of the die cuts.
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An improved,continuous business form assembly providing product packing slips inadhesive-backed envelopes, and corresponding records of the packingslips, adapted to be fed through automatic printing means forsimultaneous printing of the packing slips, the envelopes, and thecorresponding records, comprising:a first web being continuous in alongitudinal direction, having opposed, longitudinal, marginal edges, atransverse first web width, a longitudinal row of registry holes along afirst of the marginal edges, a face, an adhesive release materialcoating at least a portion of the face, and longitudinally spaced,transverse lines of perforations extending between the marginal edges; alongitudinally continuous second web superimposed over the first web,having opposed, longitudinal, marginal edges superimposed on the firstweb marginal edges, a transverse width substantially equal to the firstweb width, a longitudinal row of registry holes along a first of thesecond web marginal edges superimposed on the first web registry holes,a front, a back, an adhesive material coating at least a portion of thesecond web back superimposed on the first web adhesive release material,and longitudinally spaced, transverse lines of perforations extendingbetween the marginal edges of the second web and superimposed on thefirst web transverse perforations, the second web forming productpacking slip envelope back panels; a longitudinally continuous third websuperimposed over the second web, having opposed, longitudinal, marginaledges outward of the first and second web marginal edges, a transversethird web width substantially greater than the first web width,longitudinal, marginal, removable, feed strips along the third webmarginal edges including longitudinal, marginal rows of feed holes alongthe third web marginal edges and longitudinal, marginal lines ofperforations transversely inward of the third web marginal feed holes, alongitudinal, non-marginal, registry strip transversely inward of afirst of the third web marginal feed strips including a longitudinal,non-marginal, row of registry holes superimposed on the first and secondweb registry holes, and a longitudinal, first non-marginal line ofperforations transversely inward of the third web non-marginal registryholes and a first of the second web marginal edges, a longitudinal,second non-marginal line of perforations transversely inward of thefirst non-marginal perforations, a longitudinal, third non-marginal lineof perforations transversely inward of the second of the second webmarginal edges, a longitudinal, fourth non-marginal line of perforationstransversely inward of the third non-marginal line of perforations,longitudinally spaced, transverse die cuts extending between the first,third web marginal perforations and the third, third web non-marginalperforations and superimposed over portions of the first and second webtransverse perforations, longitudinally spaced, transverse lines ofperforations between the third web marginal edges and the die cutssuperimposed on portions of the first and second web transverseperforations, a face and a back, the third web forming product packingslips between the second and third non-marginal perforations and the diecuts, the slips superimposed over the second web packing slip envelopeback panels; a first set of longitudinal lines of adhesive joining thethird web back to the second web face, one such adhesive line beingbetween the third and fourth non-marginal perforations and another suchadhesive line being between the first marginal perforations and thefirst non-marginal perforations; a longitudinally continuous fourth websuperimposed over the third web, having transversely separated,longitudinal, marginal edges, a transverse width substantially equal tothe first web width, a longitudinal row of registry holes along one ofthe fourth web marginal edges superimposed on the third web non-marginalfeed holes and the first and second web registry holes, a longitudinalmarginal line of perforations transversely inward of the fourth webregistry holes and transversely outward of the first non-marginalperforations, a longitudinally extending, non-marginal line ofperforations transversely inward of the fourth web marginal perforationsand transversely outward of the second non-marginal perforations of thethird web, a face, a back, longitudinally spaced, transverse lines ofperforations superimposed on the first, second and third web transverseperforations, the fourth web forming product packing slip envelope frontpanels superimposed over the third web packing slips and the second webpacking slip back panels; a second set of longitudinal andlongitudinally spaced, transverse lines of adhesive joining the fourthweb back to the second and third web faces, one such longitudinal linebeing transversely outward of the first non-marginal perforations of thethird web, another of such longitudinal adhesive line being transverselybetween the first and second non-marginal perforations of the third weband a third such longitudinal adhesive line being transversely betweenthe third and fourth non-marginal perforations of the third web, thetransverse adhesive lines being longitudinally adjacent in bothlongitudinal directions the transverse perforations of the second andfourth webs in the area of the die cuts; a longitudinally continuousfifth web superimposed over the fourth web having transverselyseparated, longitudinal, marginal edges, a transverse widthsubstantially equal to the third web width, longitudinal, marginal,removable, feed strips along the fifth web marginal edges includinglongitudinal, marginal rows of feed holes superimposed on the third webmarginal feed holes, longitudinal, marginal lines of perforationstransversely inward of the fifth web feed holes, a first of the fifthweb marginal lines of perforation being superimposed on the first of thethird web marginal perforation, a longitudinal, non-marginal registrystrip transversely inward of the fifth web first marginal perforationsincluding a longitudinal, non-marginal row of registry holessuperimposed on the third web non-marginal registry holes, alongitudinal, first non-marginal line of perforations transverselyinward of the fifth web non-marginal registry holes, and a secondnon-marginal line of perforations superimposed on the first non-marginalperforations of the fourth web, and longitudinally spaced, transverselines of perforations superimposed on the first, second, third andfourth web transverse perforations, the fifth web forming records of thepacking slips of the third web superimposed over the fourth web packingslip front panels, the third web packing slips and the second webpacking slip back panels; and a third set of longitudinal lines ofadhesive joining the back of the fifth web to the faces of third andfourth webs, two such adhesive lines being in the area of the marginalfeed holes of the third web.
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An improved, continuous business formassembly providing product packing slips in adhesive-backed envelopes,and corresponding records of the packing slips, adapted to be fedthrough automatic printing means for simultaneous printing of thepacking slips, the envelopes, and the corresponding records,comprising:a first web being continuous in a longitudinal direction,having opposed, longitudinal, marginal edges, a transverse first webwidth, a longitudinal row of registry holes along a first of themarginal edges, a face, an adhesive release material coating at least aportion of the face, and longitudinally spaced, transverse lines ofperforations extending between the marginal edges; a longitudinallycontinuous second web superimposed over the first web, having opposed,longitudinal, marginal edges superimposed on the first web marginaledges, a transverse width substantially equal to the first web width, alongitudinal row of registry holes along a first of the second webmarginal edges superimposed on the first web registry holes, a front, aback, an adhesive material coating at least a portion of the second webback superimposed on the first web adhesive release material, andlongitudinally spaced, transverse lines of perforations extendingbetween the marginal edges of the second web and superimposed on thefirst web transverse perforations, the second web forming productpacking slip envelope back panels; a longitudinally continuous third websuperimposed over the second web, having opposed, longitudinal, marginaledges outward of the first and second web marginal edges, a transversethird web width substantially greater than the first web width,longitudinal, marginal, removable, feed strips along the third webmarginal edges including longitudinal, marginal rows of feed holes alongthe third web marginal edges and longitudinal, marginal lines ofperforations transversely inward of the third web marginal feed holes, alongitudinal, non-marginal, registry strip transversely inward of afirst of the third web marginal feed strips including a longitudinal,non-marginal, first row of registry holes superimposed on the first andsecond web registry holes, a longitudinal, non-marginal, second row ofregistry holes in a second of the third web marginal feed strips, alongitudinal, second non-marginal line of perforations transverselyinward of the second of the second web marginal edges, longitudinallyspaced, transverse die cuts extending between the first and second thirdweb marginal perforations and superimposed over portions of the firstand second web transverse perforations, longitudinally spaced,transverse lines of perforations between the third web marginal edgesand the die cuts superimposed on portions of the first and second webtransverse perforations, a face and a back, the third web formingproduct packing slips between the first marginal perforations, thesecond non-marginal perforations and the die cuts, the slipssuperimposed over the second web packing slip envelope back panels; afirst set of longitudinal lines of adhesive joining the third web backto the second web face, one such adhesive line being between the secondmarginal perforations and the second non-marginal perforations; alongitudinally continuous fourth web superimposed over the third web,having transversely separated, longitudinal, first and second marginaledges, a transverse width substantially equal to the first web width, alongitudinal row of registry holes along the second of the fourth webmarginal edges, a longitudinal marginal line of perforationstransversely inward of the fourth web registry holes and superimposed onthe second non-marginal perforations of the third web, a face, a back,longitudinally spaced, transverse lines of perforations superimposed onthe first, second and third web transverse perforations, the fourth webforming product packing slip envelope front panels superimposed over thethird web packing slips and the second web packing slip back panels; asecond set of longitudinal and longitudinally spaced, transverse linesof adhesive joining the fourth web back to the second and third webfaces, one such longitudinal line being transversely outward of thesecond marginal perforations of the third web, another of suchlongitudinal adhesive lines being transversely inward of the secondmarginal perforations of the third web, the transverse adhesive linesbeing longitudinally adjacent in both longitudinal directions thetransverse perforations of the second and fourth webs in the area of thedie cuts; a longitudinally continuous fifth web superimposed over thefourth web having transversely separated, longitudinal, marginal edges,a transverse width substantially equal to the third web width,longitudinal, marginal, removable, feed strips along the fifth webmarginal edges including longitudinal, marginal rows of feed holessuperimposed on the third web marginal feed holes, longitudinal,marginal lines of perforations transversely inward of the fifth web feedholes and superimposed on the third web marginal perforations, andlongitudinally spaced, transverse lines of perforations superimposed onthe first, second, third and fourth web transverse perforations, thefifth web forming records of the packing slips of the third websuperimposed over the fourth web packing slip front panels, the thirdweb packing slips and the second web packing slip back panels; and athird set of longitudinal lines of adhesive joining the back of thefifth web to the faces of third and fourth webs, two such adhesive linesbeing in the area of the marginal feed holes of the third web.